Get Up & Go

Stevens Creek Elementary School will hold a community fair from 5-10 p.m. April 20, with admission $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and $10 for food and entertainment only.

Game night

Level Up Game Center, 3837 Martinez Boulevard, Martinez, will hold a fundraiser night for Columbia County Community Connections from 8 p.m. until midnight Friday. Call (706) 556-0609.

IAAP meeting

Greg Creech, president of Techedutainment Services Inc., will be the speaker for the Evans Towne Center Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals at 6 p.m. April 26 at the Columbia County Government Center auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans. Cost for dinner is $5 per person, and reservations are due by Friday by calling Rebecca Lutz at (706) 312-7512, or e-mailing rlutz@columbiacountyga.gov.

School carnival

The Martinez Elementary School spring carnival will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For information, contact Sheila Pedraza at (706) 868-0182, or sheilap217@aol.com.

Church carnival

Greenbrier Church, in Lenox Plaza on Washington Road in Evans, next to ACE Hardware, will hold a free carnival Saturday.

Woodturners

Lee Carey will demonstrate turning a chalice during the monthly meeting of the Savannah River Woodturners, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 144 N. Belair Road, Evans. Visitors are welcome. For information, go to www.savannahriverwoodturners.org, or call (706) 627-8373.

Poetry contest

P.R.A. Publishing will hold a free poetry-writing workshop from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the Columbia County Library in Evans, followed by an awards ceremony for the annual Poetry Matters contest at 4 p.m. For information, e-mail info@poetrymatterscelebration.com, or call (855) 790-7700.

Car show

The fifth annual Evans Lions Club Jim Metts Memorial Car Show will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Academy Sports on Washington Road in Evans, preceded by a motorcade from Wesley United Methodist Church. Registration costs $20 in advance, $25 day of show. For information, contact Alyson Frey at (706) 755-8171, or elccarshow@yahoo.com.

Lacrosse

Lakeside High School will hold free lacrosse clinics Saturday after its 1 p.m. game with Heathwood Hall at Panther Stadium.

Transition fair

The CSRA Transition Fair, for parents and students seeking information about educational and community services, will be held 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way, Augusta. For information, call (706) 650-5638.

Concert

The Bridge, a free multicultural worship and Christian music concert, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Columbia County Amphitheater Evans. For information, call (706) 860-7091, or go to www.gospelwater.org.

Open houses

Evans Christian Academy, 213 S. Old Belair Road, will hold open house at 7 p.m. Tuesday and May 10. For information, call (706) 364-3565.

Parkinson group

Parkinson’s patient Kay Jenkins will be the featured speaker at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the CSRA Parkinson Support Group, in the St. John Towers dining room at 724 Greene St., Augusta. For information, call (706) 364-1662.

Christian psychotherapist Angel Davis will be the guest speaker for the seminar, Weathering the Storms of Marriage, from 6-8:30 p.m. April 26 at Mosaic United Methodist Church, 478 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans. Dinner will be served. Cost is $7 per person, and child care is available with early registration at www.mosaicumc.org, or by calling (706) 650-9187.

Harlem musical

Harlem High Drama will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7 p.m. April 25-28 at the Harlem High School Theater. For information, call (706) 556-5980, ext. 4243, or email harlemdrama@gmail.com.

Vendors wanted

Vendors are being sought for the annual Rotary Club of Columbia County yard sale, to be held May 19 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Columbia Road. Call Connie Redmond at (706) 863-5500.

Play

The Thomson High School Bulldog Players will present “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” at 7 p.m. April 26-28 in the Thomson High auditorium. Tickets cost $7 for general admission, $10 for reserved seats. For information, call (706) 986-4200.

Augusta Prep will hold its annual ArtsFest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28 on the campus off Flowing Wells Road in Martinez, with proceeds benefitting the school’s fine arts program. For information, go to www.augustaprep.org/artsfest.

Benderdinker

A musical kayak and canoe event and festival, The Benderdinker, will begin with check-in at 8:30 a.m. April 28 at the Riverside Park boat launch off Hardy McManus Road in Evans, with water events starting at 10 a.m. and the festival starting at noon, including children’s activities, a farmer’s market, vendors and a pig roast. Registration for participants costs $25 per boat, with proceeds benefiting Augusta Locally Grown, Savannah Riverkeepers, Camp Sweet Life and Columbia County Cares. For information, go to www.benderdinker.com.

Disc golf

The Easter Seals Disc Golf Classic will be held April 28 at Wildwood Park in Appling. Cost is $40 per person, or $150 for teams of four. For registration, go to www.pdga.com. For information, contact Jillian Fritz at jrumbaugh@esega.org, or call (706) 667-9695.

Leadership

Applications for Columbia County Chamber of Commerce adult and youth leadership groups are available at area high school guidance offices and at www. columbiacountychamber.com. For information, call (706) 651-0018.

Wild game

Author and commedian Joey Hancock will be the featured speaker for the wild game supper at Parkway Baptist Church, 2543 William Few Parkway, at 7 p.m. May 4. For information, email mikehortenstine@aol.com.

Mom tribute

The annual Tribute to Mothers benefit for breast cancer will be held May 4 at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. For tickets or sponsorship information, call (706) 860-8127.

Mustang show

The third annual CSRA Mustang Club Mustang and Ford Show will begin with registration at 8 a.m., and the show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 5 at Evans Towne Center Park. Registration before April 29 costs $20, or $25 after. Proceeds benefit Columbia County Animal Services. For information, call Don Blackstock at (706) 825-1674, or go to www.csramc.org.

The Augusta Chorale Spring Concert will be held at 4 p.m. May 6 at the Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel of Paine College. Tickets cost $15, $5 for students, and are available by calling (706) 830-0991.

Garden classes

The Augusta Council of Garden Clubs is sponsoring two series of classes on basic horticulture from through June 9, at $25 per session, and landscape design, through May 5, at $70 per two-day session. Classes are held at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 3185 Wheeler Road, Augusta. To register, call Ginny Allen at (706) 736-6793 or email vallenotr@aol.com.

Applications for the Barbara C. Beazley Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Columbia County Foundation for Children, are available from www.ccfchildren.com, at all Columbia County high schools and at 7009 Evans Town Center Blvd. Deadline is July 3. For information, email ccfoundationforchildren@gmail.com.

Turkey shoot

The Grovetown Lions Club will have a summer turkey shoot on the second weekend of each month through September at 1200 Old Louisville Road. For information, email garyrausch57@yahoo.com.

Flag drive

The city of Harlem is collecting old flags for proper disposal by the Woodmen of the World. Flags may be dropped off through June 14 at City Hall, 320 N. Louisville St.

Thrift sale

Helping Hands Thrift Store, operated by the Columbia County Foundation for Children at 6347 Columbia Road, Appling, is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on first Saturdays.

Weight seminar

Georgia Health Sciences holds a free weight loss surgery seminar at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Columbia County Library in Evans. For information, go to www.georgiahealth.org/weightloss, or call (706) 721-2609.

Homecoming

The fourth annual Jeff and Sheri Easter Homecoming at the Lewis Family homeplace, 1935 Lewis Family Road, in Lincolnton, will be held at 7 p.m. May 11, 6 p.m. May 12 and 3 p.m. May 13. Adult admission costs $20 for Friday and Saturday, $15 for Sunday, or $50 for all three days. Children under 12 are admitted free. For information, call (706) 359-197, or go to www.jeffandsherieaster.com.

VISTA jobs

United Way of the CSRA has VISTA associate positions available for youth agest 18-24 to work June 1 through Aug. 5. For information, call Joan Stoddard at (706) 724-5544.

TOPS groups

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, a nonprofit weight-loss support group, meets on the following dates:

The East Georgia Genealogical Society, which encompasses an area that includes Columbia County, meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the L.D.S. Church, 36 Sims Road, Winder, Ga. For information, go to www.eastgagenealogy.com.

Charity cookbook

MOMS Club of Evans is selling cookbooks for $15, with all proceeds supporting Ronald McDonald House of Augusta. For information, e-mail annualpreschoolfair@gmail.com.

Cell phones

Best Western Evans Hotel, 452 Park West Drive, off Dyess Parkway, is a donation site for Cell Phones for Soldiers. For more information, go to www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

Vince Dooley will be the featured speaker for the CSRA Hydrangea Conference, 8:30 a.m. June 7 at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. For information, go to csrahydrangeasociety.org.

Meeting space

Three rooms of meeting space are available to community groups at no charge at Mosaic United Methodist Church, 478 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans. For information, email gerilyn@mosaicumc.org, or call (706) 650-9187.

Veterans sought

The organization Vets to Washington is seeking World War II vets for three-day, expense-paid trips to Washington, D.C., to tour the World War II memorial and others in the area. For information or to donate to help provide the trips, call (706) 832-6483, or go to www.vetstowashington.com.

Books wanted

Columbia County Library in Evans needs donations of used books to sell in the Friends of the Library store. Drop off donations at the library, or call Barbara Williams at (706) 863-8760.

Clothes closet

The clothes closet at Marvin United Methodist Church, 4400 Wheeler Road at South Belair Road, is open Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for donations. Clothes are available for those in need. For information, call (706) 863-0510.

Friends group

Friends Stepping Up, a nonprofit organization for mildly challenged teens and young adults, meets once a month for activities. For information, parents or guardians should call (706) 771-0087.

The Leah High School and Community Museum, located at the Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue station at 3653 Ray Owens Road, in Appling, is now open from 10 a.m. to noon on the first Tuesday of each month and on Saturdays by appointment. Donations of archival and historical material still are being sought. For information, (706) 541-0043.

Choral Society

The Columbia County Choral Society is open to all singers in the area. Rehearsals are held at First Baptist Church of Evans. For information and a rehearsal schedule, call (706)650-2311 or go to www.ccchoralsociety.org.

Elks dance

The Augusta Elks Club, off Furys Ferry Road in Martinez, holds a dance with a live band each Friday at 8 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. For information, call (706) 564-1642.

Seat inspection

Safe Kids East Central Georgia conducts free child safety child safety seat inspections on the second Wednesday of each month at the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Substation, 650 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans. For an appointment, call (706) 541-3970 or go to www.mcghealth.org.

Hope Soap

Hope Soap, a private, nonprofit agency that collects toiletries and packages and distributes them to area shelters, has collection sites in the community. Donations, particularly of personal-sized items from hotels, may be brought to The Columbia County News-Times, in the Publix shopping center on Washington Road, Evans, and Wild Birds Unlimited, West Town Shopping Center, Martinez.

Addiction help

Mosaic United Methodist Church’s Celebrate Recovery program holds weekly group sessions at 7 p.m. each Friday at the church at 678 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans. For information, call (706) 877-6468, or go to www.mosaicumc.org.

Cancer group

The MCG Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the first-floor community room at the MCGHealth Cancer Center, 1411 Laney-Walker Blvd. For information, call (706) 721-4109 or go to mcghealth.org.

Warren Baptist Church holds weekday preschool and mother’s day out classes for ages 1 through preK 4. For information, call (706) 860-6878 or go to warrenbaptist.org.

Marine League

The Marine Corps League Riverfront Marines Detachment 1132, meets the second Thursday of every month at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1002 Carolina Ave., North Augusta, with dinner at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. For information, contact Paul Brewer at (706) 306-6667 or usmc1008@bellsouth.net.

Ostomy group

An ostomy support group will meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Barney’s Pharmacy on Peach Orchard Road in Augusta. Call (706) 798-5645.

Survivors

Fort Gordon’s Survivor Outreach Services, for families of deceased soldiers, is available at (706) 787-4767 or at myarmyonesource.com.

Hearing loss

The Hearing Loss Association of Augusta meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday each month at Room 100 of the Adult Building of First Baptist Church of Augusta. For information, call Debbie Rish at (706) 650-2496, or e-mail hlaag.rish@yahoo.com.

• Golden Harvest Food Bank is seeking volunteers to help sort donations in the warehouse. For information, call (706) 736-1199.

• Safe Kids East Central Georgia is seeking volunteers to help with events, such as car seat and bicycle checks, and to lead ongoing programs that teach safety to children and teens. Training is provided. For information, call (706) 721-7606.

• Volunteer opportunities are available at the Columbia County Library in Evans. For information, call Jessica Thompson at (706) 863-1946, or e-mail jthompson@ columbiacountyga.gov.

• The American Cancer Society’s Augusta chapter is seeking volunteer drivers for its Road to Recovery program, which provides transportation to cancer patients. For information, call (706) 731-9900.

Doctors Hospital offers a variety of classes each month. For information on all classes, call (706) 651-2450, or go to www.doctors-hospital.net.

Fire information

The Georgia Forestry Commission, Columbia County Unit, offers advice to all Columbia County residents on whether their home is in line of fire from brush or wild land fires. For information, call (706) 556-3962.